Zephyr Used and Rare Books latest catalogue is Spring to Summer – June 2026. The summer solstice is as good a reason as any to get some new old books and ephemera, so go ahead. There's some fascinating material here, generally uncommon, occasionally unusual. These are a few samples, but there is much more, 145 pages worth.
Robert Peary was long considered the conqueror of the Arctic, the first to reach the North Pole. He led an expedition in 1909 and came back claiming to have reached the Pole. He had to overcome a contemporary challenge as fellow explorer Frederick Cook said he reached...
David M. Lesser Fine Antiquarian Books has published a new catalogue of rare and antiquarian Americana. This one is number 218. Their catalogues come out frequently, as they regularly update the ma...
Freeman’s, August 20. President Washington Reaffirms the US Treaty of Friendship and Peace with Morocco, the Longest Unbroken Treaty in US History. $50,000 – 80,000.
Freeman’s, August 20. Weeks After Victory at Yorktown, Benjamin Franklin Promises Repayment of a French Loan that Funded the American Revolution. $200,000 – 300,000.
Freeman’s, August 20. Rare First Edition of the Foundational Text of the Mormon Church. $100,000 – 150,000.
Freeman’s, August 20. President Washington Sends the First Major Law Passed by Congress, the Tariff Act of 1789. $100,000 – 150,000.
Freeman’s, August 20. A Scarce Example of Audubon's Depiction of a Brown Pelican, Plate CCLI from his Birds of America. $30,000 – 50,000.
Freeman’s, August 20. The Official and First Obtainable Broadside Printing of the Lincoln's Final Emancipation Proclamation. $30,000 – 50,000.
